ArticleCommunications biology2021
Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale.
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- Untapped Mycobiota: A Scoping Review of Endophytic Fungi in Medicinal Plants from Malaysia.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Diversity, climatic correlations, and biocontrol prospects of seed-borne fungal endophytes in Egyptian maize.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Foliar fungal symbionts in sympatric yellow monkeyflowers along elevation gradients in the Sierra Nevada.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Unveiling the hidden culturable endophytic fungal diversity in aerial vegetative parts of Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br. of southern Aravalli hills.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Seasonal dynamics and enzyme profiles of diverse endophytic fungi in Sterculia urens Roxb.: insights into host-associated trends.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Contrasting microbial assembly patterns in the woody endosphere of hybrid and non-hybridPeerJ · 2025Article
- ITS phylogeny reveals a wide host range and a high genetic diversity of endophyticMycoscience · 2025Article
- Impact of the soil layer on the soil microbial diversity and composition ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Root Endophytic Microorganisms Contribute to the Attribute of Full-Year Shooting in Woody BambooMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Weather in two climatic regions shapes the diversity and drives the structure of fungal endophytic community of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit.Environmental microbiome · 2024Article
- Climate acts as an environmental filter to plant pathogens.The ISME journal · 2024Article
- Exploring the microbial ecosystem ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Contrasting Effects of Grazing in Shaping the Seasonal Trajectory of Foliar Fungal Endophyte Communities on Two Semiarid Grassland Species.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biogeography of Fungal Communities Associated withJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Comparative analysis of endophyte diversity ofPlant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Understanding how species-rich communities persist is a foundational question in ecology. In tropical forests, tree diversity is structured by edaphic factors, climate, and biotic interactions, with seasonality playing an essential role at landscape scales: wetter and less seasonal forests typically harbor higher tree diversity than more seasonal forests. We posited that the abiotic factors shaping tree diversity extend to hyperdiverse symbionts in leaves-fungal endophytes-that influence plant health, function, and resilience to stress. Through surveys in forests across Panama that considered climate, seasonality, and covarying biotic factors, we demonstrate that endophyte richness varies negatively with temperature seasonality. Endophyte community structure and taxonomic composition reflect both temperature seasonality and climate (mean annual temperature and precipitation). Overall our findings highlight the vital role of climate-related factors in shaping the hyperdiversity of these important and little-known symbionts of the trees that, in turn, form the foundations of tropical forest biodiversity.
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